Established 1890 Undergraduate tuition and fees 9,000 GBP (2012) Founded 1890 | Location London, United Kingdom Phone +44 20 7514 9641 Dean Simon Betts | |
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Affiliations University of the Arts London Website www.arts.ac.uk/wimbledon Address Merton Hall Rd, London SW19 3QA, UK Parent organization University of the Arts London Notable alumni Peter Doig, Tony Cragg, Raymond Briggs, Georgina Chapman, Jeff Beck Similar Camberwell College of Arts, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, Central Saint Martins, London College of Fashion Profiles | ||
Introduction to wimbledon college of arts
Wimbledon College of Art, formerly Wimbledon School of Art, is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It is located in Wimbledon and Merton Park, South West London.
Contents
- Introduction to wimbledon college of arts
- History
- Schools
- Affiliations
- Notable alumni
- Notable staff
- References
History
The foundation of Wimbledon College of Art goes back to 1890, when an art class for the Rutlish School for Boys was started. Between 1904 and 1920 this was housed in the Wimbledon Technical Institute in Gladstone Road. It became independent in 1930 and moved to Merton Hall Road in 1940. Theatre design was taught from 1932, and became a department in 1948. BA courses were introduced from 1974, and MA courses from 1984. In 1993 the school, which previously had been controlled by the London Borough of Merton, was incorporated as an independent higher education institution, and from 1995 awarded degrees accredited by the University of Surrey.
Wimbledon School of Art became part of the University of the Arts London in 2006 and was renamed Wimbledon College of Art.
Schools
Wimbledon is divided into three academic schools, School of Foundation Studies, School of Fine Art and School of Theatre. Each school delivers a suite of specialist art and design courses ranging from foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate, as well as providing research supervision for students undertaking a research programme of study.
Affiliations
Wimbledon is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, with Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication and London College of Fashion.